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A crash on Interstate 91 South in North Haven left a tractor-trailer hanging off of an overpass Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded to multiple crashes in the area. State police said the tractor-trailer hit the bridge just before Exit 12. The southbound lanes of the highway were closed at the Pool Road overpass. The Dept. of Transportation (DOT) and Department of…

A North Haven firefighter died after suffering a medical emergency when he returned home after a 38-hour shift, according to the fire department. The fire department said 50-year-old Anthony Desimone, a firefighter EMT, had just completed a 38-hour continuous shift in the fire station and collapsed when he returned home after he was relieved from duty. The department said his…

East Haven police have arrested a man who is accused of stealing a pickup while taking it for a test drive from CarMax, then selling it to another person. Officers responded to CarMax at 121 West Frontage Road in East Haven on Dec. 10 to investigate the theft of a pickup and learned that a 21-year-old Norwalk man had taken…

A Cromwell man who is accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver who had stopped on Interstate 91 in North Haven in May 2022 to help a driver who had a flat tire has been arrested. State police said he told them that he had used heroin before getting on the highway. State police found the victim, 38-year-old…

A funeral was held on Tuesday for Matthias Wirtz, a 46-year-old North Haven firefighter who died last week while battling a fire at a home. Hundreds of firefighters, family and friends gathered to honor him and attend the funeral at St. Elizabeth of Trinity Parish at St. Barnabas Church in North Haven. The stories told highlighted the life of a…

A wake was held Monday for Matthias Wirtz, a 46-year-old North Haven firefighter who died last week while battling a fire at a home. Visiting hours were held Monday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Havens Family North Haven Funeral Home at 36 Washington Ave. Police said Route 22 would be closed between Route 5 and Pool Road…

First responders escorted fallen firefighter Matthias Wirtz back to North Haven on Wednesday with a procession to the funeral home. Wirtz, 46, died early Monday morning while fighting a fire at a home on Quinnipiac Avenue. According to the state medical examiner, Wirtz’s death was natural, caused by a number of factors including cardiovascular disease. On Tuesday, firefighters and other…

The state medical examiner revealed Tuesday how a North Haven firefighter died while at a fire scene Monday. Firefighter Matthias Wirtz’s death was natural, caused by a number of factors, including cardiovascular disease, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Earlier Tuesday, firefighters and other first responders gathered to escort Wirtz from Yale New Haven Hospital. Wirtz...

A firefighter died while fighting a fire in North Haven early Monday morning, according to fire officials. The fire broke out in a multi-family home at 27 Quinnipiac Avenue just after 1 a.m. Chief Paul Januszewski identified the fallen firefighter as 46-year-old Matthias Wirtz. He was a 22-year veteran of the North Haven Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found heavy smoke…